Elementary Achievement test 1 (Units 1–3)

Listening
2 Recording 2 Listen and underline the correct
1 Recording 1 Listen to six conversations and tick answer, a), b) or c).
the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Camilla
1 What time does Jim get up? a) teaches Spanish.
6.30 7.00 7.30 b) studies English.
c) works in an office.
a) b).15 c) 
2 Camilla says that
2 What time does Jim leave home? a) the classroom is beautiful.
9.15 8.15 7.00 b) the teachers are wonderful.
c) the other students are unfriendly.
a) b) c)
3) Camilla
3 How much is a return ticket to Oxford? a) has six hours of lessons a day.
£14 £35 £40 b) gets six hours of homework a day.
c) has six classes every day.
a) b) c)
4) Joe
4 Which platform does the train leave from? a) is free on Friday.
13 30 14 b) wants to meet on Saturday.
c) isn’t free on Sunday.
a) b) c)
5) Camilla and Joe plan to
5 How many sisters does Julie have? a) go to the cinema.
4 3 2 b) have lunch in a café.
c) meet for coffee.
a) b) c)
6) Jimmy’s is
6 How many children has Anna’s sister got? a) beside Calypso Heaven.
4 3 2 b) on Green Street.
c) on South Street.
a) b) c)
7) Camilla and Joe plan to meet
7 What time is Katie’s meeting? a) in the evening.
12.15 1.15 12.30 b) on Saturday morning.
c) at 1 o’clock in the afternoon.
a) b) c)
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8 What time can Kate meet Bob?
12.15 1.15 12.30
a) b) c)

9 Where does Jack work?

Spain France Italy
a) b)eeeee c)

10 How much is the small pack of batteries?

£5.60 £7.14 £7.40
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 Elementary Achievement test 1 (Units 1–3)

Grammar Vocabulary
3 Write the questions and answers in the correct 5 Write the words in brackets.
order.
1 Are you Mexican? – No, I’m Peruvian
1 A: your / what’s / job? (neurvipa).
What’s your job? 2 Alex is (cfhner), not Italian.
B: a / assistant / I’m / personal 3 My sister has a big red (uesrp). She puts
I’m a personal assistant. all her coins in it.
2 A: he / from / is / Spain? 4 Her uncle is a (somsarpnt) and plays
rugby for his country.
B: no, / is / from / Portugal / he 5 Do you usually have (rbfakaset) in the
morning?
3 A: these / your / are / bags? 6 Matt is a (hfce). He often works late at
the restaurant.
B: yes, / mine / they’re 7 Rachel has a (adgrueth) and two sons.
8 I like talking to my grandmother. It’s always
4 A: come / the / does / Ash / from / USA? really (gninieterts) listening to her
stories.
B: no, / from / comes / she / Canada
7
5 A: any / have / children / you / got?
6 Write the correct word for each gap.
B: yes, / got / two / have / daughters / I
1 Kwon is Korean. He’s from K o r e a.
6 A: usually / is / Maria / late? 2 I am from Poland. I’m P .
3 Do you have your passport or i
B: no, / late / ever / is / she / hardly c with you?
4 Don’t eat j f . It’s bad for you.
5 Sally is a s a and sells clothes
10 in Moko.
6 It’s not half past six, it’s q past.
7 I have got two nephews and six n .
4 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).
8 He’s very t and always has lots to
1 My father an accountant. say.
a) are b) is c) am
2 Nik and Paola at university in France. 7
a) am b) is c) are
3 Excuse me, my coat.
7 Match verbs 1–7 with phrases a)–g).
a) these are b) that’s c) those are
4 We swimming every day. 1 buy b a) school, your homework
a) go b) do c) play 2 listen to b) a return ticket, lunch
5I at 6 o’clock every morning. 3 go to c) a coffee, fun
a) get b) get up c) starts 4 have d) late, at 7a.m.
6) Jim likes tennis but he football. 5 get up e) bed, work
a) isn’t like b) likes c) doesn’t like 6 finish f) music, your teacher
7 She hard and gets good marks. 7 do g) some sport, exercise
a) study b) studies c) work
8 How many cars they got? 6
a) have b) has c) hasn’t
9 He any sisters but he’s got a brother.
a) haven’t b) has got c) hasn’t got
10 We see each other. We’re too busy.
a) usually b) often c) never
11 I like laughing but I’m really serious.
a) always b) sometimes c) never

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 Elementary Achievement test 1 (Units 1–3)

Function
9 Complete the conversation for speaker A with
8 Underline the best response, a), b) or c). sentences a)–i).
1 Hi, how are you? A: 1 a
a) I’m Bruno. B: Oh, hi. How are you doing?
b) Great, thanks. A: 2
c) And you? B: I’m good, thanks. Are you free tomorrow night?
A: 3
2 Can I have an orange juice, please? B: Would you like to go to the cinema with me?
a) Thank you. A: 4
b) Yes, here you are. B: There’s a new X-men film on.
c) How much is it? A: 5
B: At the Metro Cinema in Queen’s Street.
3 Thank you. Have a good day! A: 6
a) No problem. B: Let me check. It’s on at six thirty or eight
b) Of course. o’clock. What time’s good for you?
c) Thanks. You too. A: 7
B: Right. How about meeting at six fifteen outside
4 What time does it open? the cinema?
a) On three. A: 8
b) Nice to meet you. B: Great! See you there then.
c) At nine. A: 9
B: Bye.
5 How about going to the cinema tomorrow?
a) See you there. a) Hi Victoria. It’s Tim.
b) Oh, what time does it start? b) OK, what time does it start?
c) Sounds good. What’s on? c) Great, thanks. And you?
d) Sounds good. Where’s it showing?
6 Can I help you? e) Yes, that’s fine.
a) Here you are. f) No, but I am on Saturday.
b) No, thanks. I’m just looking. g) OK. Bye.
c) What size are you? h) Yes, that sounds good. What’s on?
i) Well, I finish work at five thirty. So six thirty is
7 Could you repeat that, please? good for me.
a) Yes, of course.
b) No, thanks. 8
c) Yes, please.

8 Where’s the film on?

a) At 6.30.
b) It’s £6.50.
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 Elementary Achievement test 1 (Units 1–3)

Reading Writing
10 Read the article and complete the gaps with 12 Write the text with capital letters and
questions a)–f). apostrophes (’) where necessary.
The One-Minute Interview: fashion designer, im a student from the usa. i live in austin with my
Matthew Burns. brother roger and his family. his wifes mexican and
her names carmen. theyve got a daughter and two
1 d
sons.
I’m a clothes designer and a businessman. I make
clothes and sell them on the internet.
I’m a student from the USA.
2
I love making clothes and selling them! My friends
like my clothes and now I make and sell them to
other people. They like them, too. That’s really
important to me.
3
I work for 12 hours every day Monday to Friday –
and I never have a holiday!
4
I get up at 6 and go running. I start work at 8a.m and 5
leave at 8 in the evening!
5
I don’t have much free time! But I always listen to 13 Write an internet posting about yourself.
music when I work. I love it. I like listening to new Use the prompts below. Write 50–75 words.
bands – but I hate rock music. I spend all my free
About me
time with my family. I’ve got two wonderful
daughters. They give me a lot of ideas for my (Name, age, country)
clothes!
6
I don’t know. Ask my friends!

a) What’s your daily routine?

b) What do you like about your job? (Family / where I live / job or studies)
c) Are you a good friend?
d) What do you do, Matthew?
e) What don’t you like about it?
f) What do you do in your free time?

5
Requests
(Why I want a penpal)
11 Read the article again. Underline True (T) or
False (F).
1 Matthew designs clothes. T/ F
2 He sells his clothes in a shop. T/F
3 People like buying his clothes. T/F
4 He works eight hours a day. T/F Interests / hobbies
5 He takes a holiday every summer. T/F (What I like doing)
6 He doesn’t work at weekends. T/F
7 He goes running in the evening. T/F
8 He loves listening to music. T/F
9 He hates new bands. T/F
10 He’s got two children. T/F
11 His daughters help him. T/F
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 Elementary Achievement test 2 (Units 4–6)
Listening
1 Recording 3 Listen to the conversation in a
restaurant. Match the people with the food.
You don’t need all the food items.
1 Charlie a 2 aren’t / after / any / there / 11p.m. / buses
2 Sam
3 Mum
4 Rosie
5 Tony
6 Carol
a) Roast beef and fries
b) Vegetable soup and cheese salad
c) Chicken soup, pasta and prawns
d) Pasta with grilled vegetables
e) Green beans and carrots
f) Roast beef, potatoes and vegetables
g) Grilled chicken, vegetables and rice
h) Fish and fries with salad
i) Pasta and salad
5
2 Recording 4 Listen and write true (T) or
false (F).
1 Markus was born in Australia.
2 He was born on August 13th 1983.
3 There are three children in his family.
4 His father was an electrician.
5 He loved maths and music.
6 He started playing the guitar when
he was eleven.
7 He comes from a musical family.
8 He wanted to become famous .
9 He had lessons every evening.
10 Markus and his friends played in a band.
11 Their band won the school competition.
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Grammar
3 Write the sentences in the correct order.
1 many / bedrooms / are / how / there?
How many bedrooms are there?
3 can / get / a / from / book / the / I / library?
4 I / got / pineapples / any / haven’t
5 often / do /eat / you / vegetables?
6 is / sugar / this / there / in / tea?
7 drinks / of / a / she / at / coffee / lot / work
8 your / who / favourite / was / teacher?
9 weren’t / home / last / they / at / night
10 the / didn’t / film / we / enjoy
11 did / live / the / when / you / in / UK?
F
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4 Write the correct form of the word in brackets .
I 1 got (get) my first job in 2012 because I
2 (want) to move out of my parents’ house
and 3 (rent) a flat. First, I 4 (see)
lots of flats. Some of them were awful. There
5 (not/be) enough cupboards or shelves,
and the rooms 6 (be) too small. The
bathrooms were old and they didn’t have a shower.
Then I 7 (find) the perfect flat. It
8 (have) a living room, a bedroom, a
kitchen with a table and a bathroom with a shower.
There 9 (be) lots of cupboards and shelves,
and a big wardrobe in the bedroom. The flat
10 (not/have) a garden but it had a lovely
balcony. I 11 (grow) plants there and it was
a great place to relax in the summer.
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 Elementary Achievement test 2 (Units 4–6)

Vocabulary Function
5 Underline the correct alternative. 8 Tick two polite options for each question.
1 I found my mobile phone. It was in/on the shelf 1 a) What do you want?
next to/on my bed. b) Are you ready to order? 
2 There’s a lovely Thai restaurant between/behind c) Can I help you? 
the theatre. 2 a) Have you got it in small, please?
3 The internet café is on the left/between the bank b) Could I have a medium?
and the post office. c) Give me a large.
4 Did you buy a bottle/jar of strawberry jam for me? 3 a) Where’s the menu?
5 Can I have a packet/glass of milk, please? b) Could you bring us a menu?
6 We saw James five minutes last/ago. c) Can I see the menu, please?
7 Where did you go in/on June? 4 a) Would you like something to drink?
b) Do you want coffee?
7 c) What would you like to drink?
5 a) I want some red wine.
b) I’d like a hamburger and fries.
6 Are the nouns countable or uncountable?
c) Can I have some vegetables?
Underline the wrong word in each group.
6 a) I’m not sure.
1 apple orange banana garlic b) Give me time to think.
2 tomato salmon milk cheese c) I need to think about it.
3 egg pepper carrot butter 5
4 milk fruit juice banana water
5 potato grape broccoli pear 9 Write the past simple questions.
6 meat fish fruit vegetable
1 How / your holiday?
7 pear prawn salmon strawberry
How was your holiday?
2 your wife / go / with you?
6

3 When / you / get back?

7 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box. 4 That / sound / awful!
borrow do go got 5 Who / you / go with?
play start stay working
6 Where / you / go?
1 Do you want to play tomorrow?
2 How many books can I from the library?
3 They to the gym every evening. 5
4 Joel and Sue always the housework on
Saturday. market forest 10 Now match questions 1–6 from Exercise 9
5 I’m too tired. I’m going to at home with gaps a–f.
tonight.
6 Does Jo really enjoy as a dentist? A: Hi Tony! How are you?
7 When do you your new job? B: Fine thanks. a 1
8 Tim and Victoria married last February. A: It was good – but we had a few problems.
B: Why? What happened?
7 A: Well, the hotel was awful, the plane was late . . .
B: b
A: Yeah, but the beach was amazing.
B: c
A: Aruba. Lovely food, lovely people . . .
B: d
A: A couple of friends from work.
B: e
A: Yes, she loved it.
B: f
A: Last night!
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 Elementary Achievement test 2 (Units 4–6)

Reading
12 Read the article again. Underline True (T) or
11 Read the article and complete the gaps with False (F).
headings a–f.
1 Jamie first learnt to cook at school. T/F
1 d 2 He worked in France after working
Jamie Oliver is a well-known British chef. He was in London. T/F
born on 27th May 1975 in Essex. His parents ran a 3 He started his own business in 2002. T/F
pub restaurant and taught him how to cook when he 4 Fifteen was a complete failure. T/F
was young. 5 Jamie will open more Italian restaurants. T/F
6 He called his first collection of recipes
2
The Naked Chef. T/F
He went to college to study cooking when he was 16
and then worked in France. Next, he worked in 5
London at Carluccio’s and The River Café.
3
13 Read the text again and underline the correct
At the end of 2002, he opened his first restaurant, answer, a), b) or c).
‘Fifteen’, in London. His idea was to help young
people without jobs to learn how to cook with 1 Jamie Oliver’s parents were
professionals and find work. It was a big success a) chefs.
and now there are ‘Fifteen’ restaurants all around b) teachers.
c) the owners of a pub.
the world.
2 When he left college, Jamie went to
4
a) Essex.
In 2008, Jamie then started another restaurant b) London.
business – this time with Italian food. The original c) France.
‘Jamie’s Italian’ opened in Oxford and there are 3 The ‘Fifteen’ restaurants
now around 40 of them in the UK in cities such as a) give free food to young people.
Exeter and Brighton. There are ‘Jamie’s Italian’ b) help professional chefs find work.
restaurants in Australia, Singapore, Brazil and c) teach young people to be cooks .
Russia too, with plans for more soon. 4 Jamie started his first Italian restaurant in
5 a) Oxford.
Jamie has also published lots of cookery books since b) Brighton.
his first, The Naked Chef, in 1999. His latest titles c) Italy.
5 There are around 40 Jamie’s Italian restaurants in
include Jamie’s Comfort Food in 2014 and The
Essential Jamie in 2015. a) Exeter and Brighton.
b) the UK.
6 c) the world.
He has a lot more ideas for the future! One of them 6 Jamie’s Comfort Food is
is to develop his YouTube channel: Food Tube. At a) one of Jamie’s restaurants.
present it is the third largest food channel on b) a recent cookery book by Jamie.
YouTube but he’d like this to change. Why not have c) Jamie’s first cookery book.
a look at it yourself?
5
a) Recipes to try at home
b) Becoming a chef
c) A small idea grows big
d) First beginnings
e) More to come
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 Elementary Achievement test 2 (Units 4–6)

Writing
14 Rewrite the recipe with capital letters and
commas.
it’s very easy to make a greek salad. you need
lettuce tomatoes black olives an onion some feta
cheese and a big dish. wash and cut up the lettuce
and tomatoes. then put all the ingredients into the
dish and add some olive oil. don’t add salt because
feta cheese is very salty. stir and serve with fresh
bread. delicious!

It’s very easy to make a Greek salad.

15 Write two paragraphs about a person you

admire. Use the prompts below. Write 50–75
words.

His / her childhood, family, job, personality

Why this person is someone you admire

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 Elementary Achievement test 3 (Units 7–9)

Listening Grammar
1 Recording 5 Listen and tick the correct answer, 3 Complete the phone call with the present
a), b) or c). simple or continuous.
1 What time does Jim leave home? A: Hi, Mel. Where 1 are you (you / be)?
B: Sweden!
9.15 8.15 7.00
A: What 2 (you / do) there?
a) b)  c) B: I 3 (visit) my Swedish friend, Magritte.
She 4 (study) here.
2 What kind of film do they decide to see? A: 5 (she / live) in Stockholm?
B: Yes. She 6 (work) part-time for a
American action drama magazine, too.
edy
a) b) c) A: Great. 7 (you / have) a good time?
B: Yes. It’s her birthday. We 8 (sit) in a
3 What do you have to wear to the Trattoria? lovely restaurant at the top of a tall building and
9 (enjoy) the view of the city.
jacket tie jeans A: 10 (drink) champagne?
a) b) c) B: Yes, of course. And we 11 (eat) salmon.
A: Mmm . . . that sounds wonderful!
4 How long does it take to go to Prague by bus?
10
5 days 3 days 2 days
a) b) c) 4 Complete the text with the correct answer,
a), b) or c).
5 What’s her brother wearing?
I recommend living in 1 c smaller university
jeans trainers a suit cities. They’re usually 2 than large cities like
a) b) c) Manchester. I was born in Oxford, went to 3
university in Cambridge and now I work in Brighton
6 Where did the woman go on holiday? – so I know quite a bit about university towns.
Cambridge is 4 beautiful place but it isn’t
5 place to live. You 6 have to have a
Florida Miami Tenerife
car but it’s a long way from other cities. Oxford is
a) b) c) bigger and has 7 transport system. Buses go to
London every 15 minutes so you never 8
5 book a ticket. Brighton is 9 for music and
nightlife. You 10 great restaurants and clubs
there. And it’s by 11 sea!
2 Recording 6 Listen and write true (T)
or false (F). 1 a) the b) a c) –
1 Fiona spent a month in Spain. T 2 a) the quieter b) quieter c) most quiet
2 The trains were expensive. 3 a) – b) a c) an
3 Barcelona has a castle and beach. 4 a) a b) the c) –
4 Fiona liked the new part of Valencia 5 a) cheapest b) the cheapest c) cheaper
the most. 6 a) aren’t b) can’t c) don’t
5 It took Fiona four hours to get to Malaga. 7 a) a better b) better c) best
6 In Malaga, Fiona walked up a large 8 a) can b) has to c) have to
hill to visit an old friend. 9 a) best b) the better c) the best
7 Fiona stayed with friends in Seville. 10 a) are finding b) can find c) finds
8 Plasencia is quite close to Portugal. 11 a) the b) a c) –
9 The people in Plasencia were not
friendly. 10
10 Fiona ended her holiday in Bilbao.
11 Fiona wants to go to Cuba for her
next holiday.

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 Elementary Achievement test 3 (Units 7–9)

Vocabulary Function
5 Write the correct word next to the definition. 8 Choose the best response, a), b) or c).
1 It’s very hot in this place. d e s e r t 1 Can you recommend a good book?
2 There are thousands of trees. f a) No, I can’t.
3 You can buy fruit and vegetables here. m b) What sort of books do you like?
4 You can often swim outdoors here. l c) Why?
5 People like climbing these. m 2 Can you tell me where the station is, please?
6 It’s smaller than a town. v a) It’s at the end of this street.
7 You can only walk on these roads, not drive. b) There’s a pedestrian street on the left.
p s c) No, turn right.
8 Not safe. d 3 So that’s straight on and third left?
a) It’s on the right.
7 b) No, first left.
c) Yes, third right.
4 Do you think I’d like it?
6 Add one word from the box to each group.
a) Who’s in it?
boring corner moustache b) Yes, I think so.
musical short van c) It’s a comedy.
5 I’m sorry I’m late. My train was delayed.
1 quiet slow empty boring a) a) I’m OK, thanks.
2 park square road b) I feel very bad about it.
3 helicopter tram lorry c) That’s OK. No problem.
4 beard glasses make-up 6 Why are you so late?
5 slim overweight tall a) Believe me, it’s a long story.
6 romantic horror sci-fi b) I’m terribly sorry to hear that.
c) The boss wants to see you.
5
5

7 Complete the sentences with the correct

preposition. 9 Complete the conversation with the words in
the box.
1 You can’t get off the bus until it stops.
2 Mike’s the phone. He’s chatting his best cheaper expensive looking
sister. or recommend shirt terrible
3 She always takes photos buildings. then there’s young
4 I’m waiting a tram. It’s late.
5 Eddie’s always talking rugby and often A: Excuse me. I’m 1 looking for a men’s clothes
listens sport on the radio. shop. Can you 2 one?
6 We looked her holiday photos. B: Yes, of course. There are one 3 two
7 It’s a good idea not to think your problems nice ones here in Midtown.
all the time. A: Great. I need a new 4 and some other
things. I lost my luggage and I have to buy some
8 clothes.
B: Oh, that’s 5 . Well, 6 Styles in
South Street – or Ben’s in King Square. They’re
both good.
A: Which do you think is the 7 ?
B: Well, Styles is more 8 but their clothes
are the best quality.
A: Do they sell modern clothes?
B: Um, no, not really. I think you’d like Ben’s
more. It’s a bit trendier – and 9 . It’s
more popular with 10 people.
A: That sounds good. Is it near here?
B: Yes. Go straight on, 11 turn right.
A: Thank you very much.
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 Elementary Achievement test 3 (Units 7–9)
Reading
10 Read the text and underline the correct
answer, a, b or c.
The holiday of a lifetime
The Trans-Siberian Railway journey is one of the
most amazing train journeys in the world. It is not
only one of the most famous railways in the world
but it is also the longest. It starts in Moscow and
finishes in Vladivostock, on Russia’s Pacific Coast,
6,500 miles (10,500 kilometres) away.
You travel from Europe into Asia, go through seven
time zones and pass by 87 towns and cities. If you
don’t stop anywhere on the way, you can get to
Vladivostock, on the Pacific Ocean, in six days. But
that isn’t a good idea. The train stops at thirteen
different stations and there’s so much to see.
First of all, you should go to Lake Baikal, the
World's largest and oldest fresh water lake. Then
there’s the city of Novosibirsk, the capital of
Siberia, with just over one and a half million people.
It’s a relaxed and interesting place with unusual
museums and a great nightlife. And you really have
to visit Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city,
where the last Tsar of Russia and his family died in
1918. It’s famous for its theatres and has over thirty
museums for you to visit. There are of course, other
things to do along the way, like visit the Kremlin or
the Forbidden City. These make the trip more
expensive but also make it the journey of a lifetime.
The train is very comfortable. It has two or four-bed
compartments, with first-class as an option. Food
and drink are sold both on the train and at each stop.
There is also a dining car. For the best trip, try to
travel in the spring or autumn because the weather is
better then and look out for great offers. The
cheapest ticket is around £300. But at the top end of
the scale, if you have more money to spend, you can
take a two-week guided tour from London for about
£9,000. However you do it, you’ll have a great trip!
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1 The Trans-Siberian Railway .
a) covers a total distance of 6,500 miles
b) leaves from the Pacific Coast
c) has the best trains in the world
2 During the journey, the time changes .
a) thirteen times
b) six times
c) seven times
3 Lake Baikal is .
a) the second stop after you leave the capital
b) the best place to stop on the journey
c) the biggest area of fresh water on the planet
4 Novosibirsk has a population of .
a) nearly 1.5 million people
b) more than 1.5 million people
c) exactly 1.5 million people
5 The journey .
a) is more amazing if you stay on the train
b) costs more if you decide to take stops
c) takes you to visit the Tsar of Russia
6 The most expensive travel option is to .
a) travel with a guide for two weeks
b) travel alone from London
c) take a one-week guided tour from London
5
11 Read the article again. Decide if the sentences
are true (T) or false (F).
1 The Trans-Siberian Railway is Russian. T
2 Vladivostok is by the sea.
3 The Trans-Siberian Railway only travels through
Europe.
4 The train stops at 87 stations.
5 It is possible to reach Vladivostock in less than a
week.
6 The best way to travel is to go non-stop.
7 The capital of Siberia is Novosibirsk.
8 The last Russian Tsar died at Lake Baikal.
9 It’s better to stop and visit different places on the
journey.
10 It’s a good idea to do the train journey in
summer.
11 It’s cheaper to take a guided tour.
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 Elementary Achievement test 3 (Units 7–9)

Writing
12 Find and correct ten more mistakes in the
travel article below. Check spelling, past
simple, singular/plural forms and
comparati ves/superlati ves.

Last summer we spend spent three weeks travelling

in France and it was the better holiday ever! We
taken our car and get a ferry from Dover to Calais.
We wanted an adventure so we didn’t planned our
trip. We drived and then stopped when we liked the
look of a place. Our French weren’t excellent but
everyone understood us. The people in the
countryside were friendlyer than in the cities. Often
when we stoped somewhere, people invited us to eat
with them. It was the more exciting trip I have ever
been on and I want to do them again!

13 Write a description of a town or city you

know, using the prompts below. Write
50–75 words.

General information, e.g. where it is, how big, etc

Places of interest / famous people & buildings

Typical food / dance / music / etc

Your opinion of it

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8
Listening
Grammar
1 Recording 7 Listen to the weather forecast.
Match the weather to the days. You don’t need 3 Underline the correct alternative.
all the weather items.
1 She’s got a job in Brazil. She should/won’t learn
1 Monday a Portuguese.
2 Tuesday ____ 2 We’ve sold our house because we ’ll/’re going to
3 Wednesday ____ travel round the world.
4 Thursday ____ 3 Have you/Did you ever seen a crocodile?
5 Friday ____ 4 You shouldn’t/might not work so hardly/hard.
6 Saturday ____ You’ll get ill.
7 Sunday ____ 5 Do take a coat. You might/should get cold.
8 next week ____ 6 We aren’t going to the USA again. We went/’ve
been two years ago.
a) hot and sunny 7 The weather forecast said it won’t rain/hasn’t
b) hot and windy rained tomorrow.
c) cloudy, heavy rain, stormy 8 I might/will go to the doctor. I ’ll/won’t see how I
d) warm and dry feel in the morning.
e) warm and cloudy 9 They haven’t called/didn’t call us last night.
f) warm, cloudy, some rain
g) cold and rainy 10
h) windy, cool, chance of rain
i) hot and cloudy
4 Complete the text with the correct answer,
j) mostly dry with some sun
a), b) or c)
7 You 1 might remember getting lost when you
were a child. It probably wasn’t a happy experience.
But have you ever 2 lost in the mountains? It
2 Recording 8 Listen to two phone conversations.
can happen 3 and it’s very frightening, but it
Complete the messages. 4 be so dangerous if you prepare carefully.
1
First of all, tell your family or friends where you are
Message going and when you 5 come back. Check the
For: 1 Mr Jackson weather forecast but 6 prepare for bad
From: 2 Barnes weather. You never know, it 7 change. Wear a
warm coat and boots, take extra clothes, food and
Time: 1.15p.m.
lots of water. You can survive for weeks without
Your 3 will be ready at food but you 8 survive long without water.
5.30 this evening. Please collect Take a map, a compass and some matches 9 .
it before 4 tomorrow. You can also take your mobile phone and GPS.
Call Mr Barnes today after They might save you if you get lost but it 10
5 be possible to get a telephone signal. Finally,
.
remember you 11 never go walking in the
mountains alone.
2
1 a) did b) have c) might
Bill, 2 a) to get b) got c) getting
Jimmy called. Do you want to see 3 a) easy b) very easy c) easily
the Chelsea match on 6 4 a) will b) won’t c) might
5 a) are going to b) going to c) don’t
afternoon? He can get
7
6 a) too b) also c) as well
tickets - £30 instead 7 a) might b) will c) is going to
of £8 . Call him before 8 a) might b) won’t c) shouldn’t
9
tonight. 9 a) as well b) after that c) finally
M xx 10 a) might b) might not c) will
11 a) won’t b) shouldn’t c) should

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Vocabulary Function
5 Cross out the wrong word in each group. 8 Underline the best response, a), b) or c).
1 to climb jogging to drive to swim 1 Let’s go to the zoo.
2 warm stung clubbing sunburnt a) I want to see a film.
3 a film a drawing a painting a photo b) That doesn’t sound very interesting.
4 head hurt hand ear c) I might.
5 thumb headache flu cough 2 Shall we book tickets?
6 grown wrote given swum a) Yes, you should.
7 through slowly under across b) Sounds interesting.
c) That’s a good idea.
6 3 The TV is too loud.
a) Shall I turn it down?
b) That sounds good to me.
6 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).
c) Great. I’ll do it.
1 I’ve never b a camel or elephant. 4 I can’t open the window.
a) driven b) ridden c) climbed a) OK, don’t move.
2 Have you ever to a live sporting event? b) No problem.
a) seen b) been c) watched c) Let me try.
3 Look out. There’s a car coming us. 5 That’s so kind of you.
a) towards b) away from c) into a) You’re welcome.
4 I love walking bridges and looking down. b) Are you OK?
a) through b) across c) into c) Thanks a lot.
5 It’s really tiring walking that hill at the end 6 Hi. Is Kirsten there?
of the day. a) Could you ring me back?
a) up b) through c) towards b) No, she’s gone out.
6 Don’t the phone now. It’s really late. c) It’s Suzanne.
a) leave b) answer c) call 7 My number is 0490 393950.
7 Can you a message for me and tell him I’ll a) Let me check that. 0490 . . .
call him back after lunch? b) I’ll hang up straight away.
a) write b) leave c) take c) Thanks for picking up.
8 Could I leave a message for Phil?
6 a) Of course. Could you give me the number
there?
b) Just a moment. Let me get a pen.
7 Match sentences 1–9 with a)–i). c) I’ll call you back.
1 Why don’t we go c
2 He didn’t have any food so 7
3 I’m tired. Let’s take
4 She’s really good at remembering
9 Complete the conversations. Use one word in
5 He’s pushing his
each gap.
6 I think we should go
7 Did you remember to turn off Conversation 1
8 I watched the old man crossing A: Let’s 1 do something different this
9 Have you ever done weekend. 2 don’t we go away somewhere?
B: I don’t really feel 3 doing that.
a) your phone? A: OK. Well, how 4 going out for a meal?
b) for a walk and get some fresh air. B: That 5 like a good idea. Let’s do that.
c) for a meal tomorrow night?
Conversation 2
d) the road.
A: Hello. 6 is Matt Paton. Is Simon there?
e) he got hungry.
B: Let me 7 . No, I’m afraid he’s in a meeting.
f) people’s names. A: 8 you ask him to call me?
g) car to the garage.
B: Certainly. Does he have your 9 ?
h) a break for half an hour.
A: Yes, he does. Thanks.
i) a bungee jump?
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Reading
11 Read the article again and underline the
10 Read the article and complete the gaps with correct answer, a), b) or c).
headings a–f.
1 Michael Palin has never moved house.
A Dream Job a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say
2 He acted in the first Monty Python film in 1989.
1 d a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say
Michael Palin has travelled all over the world 3 He travelled around the world in 80 days by plane.
several times but he has lived in the same house in a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say
London since 1968. 4 When he was in India, he met the Dalai Lama.
2 a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say
Some of you might remember him from the Monty 5 There are three steam trains in Poland.
Python films he acted in between 1969 and 1983, a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say
but in 1989, Michael started doing TV travel 6 Michael is going to do another TV series in May.
programmes for the BBC. He’s now more famous a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say
for his travel books and DVDs than for his acting.
3 5
His first series Around the World in 80 days
followed the same route as the Jules Verne novel of
the same name. And like Phileas Fogg, the hero of
the book, Michael didn’t get on a plane. Writing
4 12 Rewrite the email with full stops and capital
His programmes have taken Michael from the North letters.
to the South Pole, around the Pacific Ocean, across
the Sahara desert, up into the Himalayas and the best time to visit my country is in february that’s
through Eastern Europe. when we have the winter holidays it’s the perfect
5 time to go skiing the weather is cold because it’s
He has had breakfast in Alaska, Sunday lunch at winter it’s also very sunny with blue skies too bring
5,000 metres on Mount Everest, and slept in a tent warm clothes and boots or you’ll get cold bring lots
in Antarctica. He’s met the Dalai Lama in India, of hats as well!
done Tai Chi in Shanghai and driven one of the last
steam trains in Poland. The best time to come to my country is in
6 February. That’s
It’s hard to believe that Michael Palin hasn’t been
everywhere, but there are still places he would like
to visit: Syria, Georgia, Brazil, Argentina – the list
goes on. He hasn’t got any plans for another TV
series at the moment – but I’m sure it won’t be long
before he’s off on his travels again.

a) Before he began his travels

b) Where next?
c) Crossing continents. 5
d) No moves at home
e) In the footsteps of a hero
f) Unusual experiences

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13 Write a reply to the problem. Give advice

using the prompts. Write 50–75 words.
I started a new job in a bank six months ago. The
salary and holidays are good and I’ll get a better job
in the future if I stay. But I hate it. I don’t like
working in an office. I’d like to do something more
interesting and maybe work outside. I don’t know
what to do. Help!
Peter – Germany

Your reply

Hi Peter,
I had a similar experience myself, and I understand
completely. Here is some advice I can give you:

The best thing is to

And why don’t you

You should also

Don’t

You shouldn’t

All the best,

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